Mwnt (Welsh: [ˈmʊnt]) is an ancient parish in Ceredigion, Wales, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of Cardigan. The Wales Coast Path passes through this very small settlement.
Mwnt
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 Church of the Holy Cross from the headland | |
  Mwnt Location within Ceredigion | |
| OS grid reference | SN194520 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARDIGAN |
| Postcode district | SA43 |
| Dialling code | 01239 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
It gets its name from the prominent steep conical hill (Foel y Mwnt), a landmark from much of Cardigan Bay, that rises above the beach to a height of 76 m (249 ft), and was formerly anglicised as Mount.[1]
The beach
editMwnt is known for its popular beach, Traeth-y-Mwnt, which has been awarded a Green Coast Award (an award similar to a Blue Flag beach Award but for rural beaches).[2] Swimming conditions are considered safe at Mwnt but there is no lifeguard service.[3]
The Irish Sea off Mwnt is rich in wildlife, being a regular summer home to dolphins, seals and porpoises.
Flemish invasion
editMwnt was the site of an unsuccessful invasion by Flemings in 1155. Its defeat was celebrated, at least in the eighteenth century, by a games meeting on the first Sunday in January known as Sul Coch y Mwnt (Red Sunday of Mwnt), commemorating the blood shed on that day. Within living memory human bones and skeletons have been exposed in the area. A nearby brook is called Nant y Fflymon (Flemings' Brook).[4]
Church of the Holy Cross
editThe Church of the Holy Cross (Welsh: Eglwys y Grog) is an example of a medieval sailor's chapel of ease. The site is said to have been used since the Age of the Saints, but the present building is probably 14th century. It has an example of a 12th or 13th century font made of Preseli stone. Mwnt was a civil parish in its own right for several centuries, but before the 17th century it was a detached chapelry of the parish of Llangoedmor. Since 1934, it has been part of the parish of Y Ferwig. The church is a Grade I listed building.[5]
The beach (but not the church) is owned by the National Trust, who exercise a conservation remit over both.
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Lime kiln at Mwnt -
Mwnt Beach -
An old postcard (c.1910) entitled "Mount Church and Beach"
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "GENUKI: Mount". Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ Visit Pembrokeshire Retrieved 18 December 2011
- ^ Cardiganshire Coast and Country - Mwnt beach Retrieved 18 December 2011
- ^ "MWNT, SITE OF FLEMISH INVASION (404332)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Church of the Holy Cross, Mwnt, Y Ferwig". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
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